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- March 1988
- Case
Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. (A)
Vitale, Michael R., and Arthur L. Gilbert. "Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 188-109, March 1988.
- January 1984
- Case
Would You Buy a Used Car from...?
Lander, Eric S. "Would You Buy a Used Car from...?" Harvard Business School Case 184-102, January 1984.
- 24 Dec 2008
- News
Just Say No To A Car Czar
- 23 Mar 2009
- News
The World's Cheapest Car Debuts in India
- July 2021 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
Carvana: Pioneering the Online Car Buying Experience
By: Robert J. Dolan
Dolan, Robert J. "Carvana: Pioneering the Online Car Buying Experience." Harvard Business School Case 522-015, July 2021. (Revised November 2022.)
- April 3, 2024
- Article
How Automakers Can Address Resistance to Self-Driving Cars
By: Stuti Agarwal, Julian De Freitas and Carey K. Morewedge
Research involving multiple experiments found that consumers have biased views of their driving abilities relative to those of other drivers and automated vehicles. These findings have implications for the adoption of partly or fully automated vehicles, which one day... View Details
Keywords: Technology Adoption; Consumer Behavior; Government Legislation; Prejudice and Bias; Auto Industry; Technology Industry
Agarwal, Stuti, Julian De Freitas, and Carey K. Morewedge. "How Automakers Can Address Resistance to Self-Driving Cars." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 3, 2024).
- December 2018
- Case
Formula E Championship Racing (A)
By: Robert F. Higgins and James Weber
Formula E founder and CEO Alejandro Agag obtained the rights to develop a new electric car racing series from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Agag needed to develop the series from scratch—developing a race car and finding teams willing to race,... View Details
Higgins, Robert F., and James Weber. "Formula E Championship Racing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 819-011, December 2018.
- January 2008 (Revised August 2011)
- Case
ProntoWash: Washing the World's Cars to a Tango Beat
ProntoWash management considers whether franchising and the Balanced Scorecard could be combined to help customer-facing employees provide consistent service across the world and capture relevant management information. In 2007, ProntoWash, an international car-wash... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Growth and Development Strategy; Balanced Scorecard; Management Systems; Franchise Ownership; Performance Consistency; Argentina
Martinez Jerez, F. Asis, and Katherine M. Miller. "ProntoWash: Washing the World's Cars to a Tango Beat." Harvard Business School Case 108-037, January 2008. (Revised August 2011.)
- 14 Jan 2019
- News
Alumni-founded Car Maintenance App Yoshi Launches in 20th Market
- July 1989
- Background Note
Note on the Used Car Market in the United States
Konsynski, Benn R. "Note on the Used Car Market in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 190-017, July 1989.
- 09 Nov 2008
- News
Future cars will be built on order, not for stock
- 08 Aug 2019
- News
The story of how you came to buy that car
- 04 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Think of it as Professors in Cars Having Coffee
have gone on. The podcast gives them a bit of a reminder of what it's like to be engaged in a conversation at HBS. Silverthorne: In terms of the style, it kind of reminds me of Jerry Seinfeld’s show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Have... View Details
- Article
How Market Power Affects Dynamic Pricing: Evidence from Inventory Fluctuations at Car Dealerships
By: Ayelet Israeli, Fiona Scott-Morton, Jorge Silva-Risso and Florian Zettelmeyer
This paper investigates empirically the effect of market power on dynamic pricing in the presence of inventories. Our setting is the auto retail industry; we analyze how automotive dealerships adjust prices to inventory levels under varying degrees of market power. We... View Details
Keywords: Dynamic Pricing; Market Power; Pricing; Price Discrimination; Inventory Production; Marketing; Price; Competitive Strategy; Auto Industry; Retail Industry
Israeli, Ayelet, Fiona Scott-Morton, Jorge Silva-Risso, and Florian Zettelmeyer. "How Market Power Affects Dynamic Pricing: Evidence from Inventory Fluctuations at Car Dealerships." Management Science 68, no. 2 (February 2022): 895–916.
- 01 Nov 2009
- News
Dreaming up a new way to build dream cars
- March 2003
- Teaching Note
BMW AG: The Digital Car Project (A) and (B) (TN)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Teaching Note for (9-699-044) and (9-699-045). View Details
Keywords: Auto Industry
- September 1999 (Revised October 1999)
- Case
Auto Collection: Ford's Better Idea for Selling Cars and Trucks
Ford encourages its independent dealers to consolidate, showing them the benefits size can bring both to themselves and their customers. Now, consolidated dealerships improve customer service and reduce costs. View Details
Hallowell, Roger H. "Auto Collection: Ford's Better Idea for Selling Cars and Trucks." Harvard Business School Case 800-030, September 1999. (Revised October 1999.)